Obituaries
Bruce Reynolds
Apr 3, 2013
Bruce A. Reynolds, 63, of Merrifield, died at his home Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Services will be held at 11 AM, Monday, April 8, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather Sunday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Bruce was born October 22, 1949, in Anamosa,...
Luetta Norman
Apr 2, 2013
Luetta G. Norman, 82, of Brainerd died on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at her home. Funeral Services for Luetta will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN at 11:00AM. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter from 5:00-7:00PM and one hour prior to services....
Richard Larson
Apr 2, 2013
Richard (a.k.a. "Woodtick" or "Woody") Larson, age 52, of Nisswa, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Essentia St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd. He was born to Lester and Martha Larson on June 17, 1960, in Brainerd. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing, hunting and gardening. Richard is survived by his mother, Martha; sister, Patsy Roethemeier (Dale); and significant...
Scott Brynteson
Apr 1, 2013
Scott J. Brynteson, 54, of Brainerd died on Monday, April 1, 2013 at his home. A gathering of family and friends are invited to attend on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN from 10:00-11:00AM. Scott was born on December 1, 1959 in Shakopee, MN to William and Gloria Brynteson. He later moved with...
Emil Hafner
Mar 31, 2013
Emil Hafner, 93, of Backus, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Pequot Lakes, MN. Services will be held at 9:00 AM, Saturday, April 13 at St. Louis Catholic Church (506 Cedar Street - St. Paul) with a visitation Friday evening from 5-7 PM at O'Halloran and Murphy Funeral Home (575 South Snelling Ave - St. Paul). Private Family Interment....
Jerry Blasky
Mar 31, 2013
Jerry Blasky, 71, of Motley, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd. Funeral services will be on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 10:30 AM at United Methodist Church in Motley, with Pastor Greg Ciesluk officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be at St. James Cemetery in...
Cheryl Arvis
Mar 30, 2013
Cheryl "Cherie" Arvis, age 64, of Ironton, MN, passed away surrounded by family at the Crosby Care Center on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Cherie was born on March 15, 1949, in Wadena, to the late Clyde "Doug" and Lucille (Olson) Swanson. She attended school in Sebeka. Cherie is survived by her husband, Frank Arvis of Ironton; daughter, Carri Larson...
Dorothy Ives
Mar 30, 2013
Dorothy Ives, 98, of Motley, formally of Northeast Minneapolis, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Harmony House. A memorial service will be announced at a later date for in the summer. Dorothy was born to Hugo and Alice (Jarvis) Oswald on August 14, 1914 in Minneapolis. She was united in marriage to Virgil Ives, on July 15, 1933 at...
Shirley Hurlbert
Mar 29, 2013
Shirley Hurlbert, age 85, of Pillager, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at her daughter's home in Fort Ripley. No services are planned at this time.
Joyce Stackhouse
Mar 29, 2013
Joyce Stackhouse, 91, of Mission, TX, formerly of Nevis, MN, died Friday, March 29, 2013 in Texas. Private Services will be held.
Donna Harrington
Mar 29, 2013
Donna (Dwire) Harrington, 85, of Cannon Falls, formerly of Backus, passed away at Twin Rivers Senior Campus surrounded by her family March 29, 2013. Donna was born November 14, 1927, to Ella and Frankford Hasbrouck in Cass Lake, MN. She lived most of her life in Backus were she raised her family. She moved to Effie after marrying Patrick...
Dennis Greene
Mar 28, 2013
Dennis (Pat) Greene, 92, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Montana Veteran's Home in Columbia Falls, MT. He was born Jan. 22, 1921, to Golden Silver Greene and Martha Whipper and was raised in Backus. Pat served 21 years with the Army Air Force. During World War II he was stationed with the 357th Fighter group, 364th...
Pauline Tranby
Mar 28, 2013
Pauline Tranby, age 96, of Pine River, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society Bethany, Brainerd. Orphie Pauline Tranby was born to Oscar and Agnes Amoth on November 18, 1916, in Jamestown, ND. She was an active member of First Lutheran Church in Pine River, and enjoyed crocheting, quilting and singing in the choir. Pauline is...
Susan Jordan
Mar 28, 2013
Susan Louise Jordan, 64, of Merrifield, died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her home. Services will be private. Susan was born March 29, 1948, in St. Paul, the daughter of Roger and Charlotte (Krueger) Jordan. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in finance and continued her education at the University of St. Thomas where she...
Lester Netley
Mar 27, 2013
Lester Franklin Wilbur Netley, age 87, of Pine River, MN, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. He was born June 13, 1925, in Lawton, Iowa. Lester served in the US Navy during WWII as a machinist mate in Hawaii. He was a long-time honorary member of Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society. He...
Ruth Dickey
Mar 27, 2013
Ruth Ione Annett/Dickey (nee Astrum), age 90, from Pequot Lakes, went to be with Our Lord on March 27, 2013. She was born May 8, 1922, was the oldest of ten children and grew up in Walker, Minnesota. Preceded in death by parents, Carl and Hannah Irene (nee Bengtson) Astrum; husband, Howard; sisters, Alice Jean and Helen LaRow (Armand);...
Joanne Marine
Mar 26, 2013
Joanne Kay Marine (Joanie) age 74, of Longville, MN peacefully died at her home on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 after a heroic battle with cancer. She was born to Jess Clinton Sharpe and Gertrude Lois Wakefield Sharpe on March 8th, 1939 at Asbury Methodist hospital in Minneapolis, MN. When Joanie was two years old, the family moved to a...
Glen Leverington
Mar 26, 2013
Glen Marvin Leverington, age 93, of rural Pine River died peacefully March 26, 2013. He was born June 26, 1919 in Moose Lake Township, Cass County, MN to Leslie and Josephine (Sandstrom) Leverington. The family moved to Bungo Township west of Pine River when he was 8 months old. He attended the rural Huffman School and graduated from Pine...
Roy Davis
Mar 25, 2013
Roy Davis, 83, of rural Backus, passed away at his home on March 25, 2013. A Memorial gathering will be from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, March 30, at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.
Emma Mckenney
Mar 24, 2013
Princess Emma Elizabeth McKenney was born January 12th, 2006, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minnesota. From birth, and every day of her life, Emma fought with a mitochondrial disease and an undiagnosed neuromuscular disease to stay alive. Emma's favorite activities were playing with a toy flower on her swing, playing with balloons, going to the aquarium, twirling...
